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About exhibition The Lauby Phenomenon The area of Ostrava city centre known as “Lauby” takes its name from a historic local word denoting the covered arcades that ran along the entire street frontage of the urban block bordered by four streets: Velká, Dlouhá, Pivovarská and Muzejní. Originally consisting of six medieval parcels (lots), the area was the site of the oldest buildings in Moravská Ostrava, and for a long time it was considered a prestigious address, which was home to respected burghers, municipal officials and wealthy tradespeople. However, in the mid-19th century Lauby went into decline, becoming notorious for its cheap, disreputable taverns and drinking dens frequented by Ostrava’s underclass, as well as being a magnet for prostitution. Based on the findings of archeological and architectural-historical research, the exhibition traces the fascinating evolution of eight buildings (formerly nos. 54–61) which were eventually demolished in the 1960s and replaced by a parking lot. This exhibition has been prepared by the Ostrava branch of the National Heritage Institute. 31 October 2024 – 28 September 2025 Exhibition authors: Romana Rosová, Barbara Marethová Collaborators: Petra Batková, Petra Kaniová, Marek Kiecoň, František Kolář, Zbyněk Moravec, Radim Ťulpík, Michal Zezula Photographs: Gabriela Čočková, Martin Kahoun, Petra Kaniová, Marek Kiecoň, Barbara Marethová, Oldřich Schejbal, Miloš Tejkal, Radim Ťulpík Images: Ostrava City Archives, State Administration of Land Surveying and Cadastre, David Merta, National Heritage Institute, Ostrava Museum Graphic design: Martin Feikus English translation: Christopher Hopkinson Production: Jan Albrecht; Capacity Expo, s. r. o.; JR soft, s. r. o.; Ostrava Museum Documentation for models: Miloš Tejkal Model production: Jakub Měsíček, Protolab 3D printing centre, VŠB Technical University of Ostrava The exhibition has been created with institutional funding provided by the Czech Ministry of Culture to support the long-term conceptual development of research institutions. Návrat z verze pro tisk

Ostravské muzeum

https://www.ostrmuz.cz/website/imagemenu/exhibitions/webpage%5B3%5D/webpage%5B11%5D/

About exhibition

The Lauby Phenomenon

The area of Ostrava city centre known as “Lauby” takes its name from a historic local word denoting the covered arcades that ran along the entire street frontage of the urban block bordered by four streets: Velká, Dlouhá, Pivovarská and Muzejní. Originally consisting of six medieval parcels (lots), the area was the site of the oldest buildings in Moravská Ostrava, and for a long time it was considered a prestigious address, which was home to respected burghers, municipal officials and wealthy tradespeople. However, in the mid-19th century Lauby went into decline, becoming notorious for its cheap, disreputable taverns and drinking dens frequented by Ostrava’s underclass, as well as being a magnet for prostitution.

Based on the findings of archeological and architectural-historical research, the exhibition traces the fascinating evolution of eight buildings (formerly nos. 54–61) which were eventually demolished in the 1960s and replaced by a parking lot.

This exhibition has been prepared by the Ostrava branch of the National Heritage Institute.

31 October 2024 – 28 September 2025

Exhibition authors: Romana Rosová, Barbara Marethová
Collaborators: Petra Batková, Petra Kaniová, Marek Kiecoň, František Kolář, Zbyněk Moravec, Radim Ťulpík, Michal Zezula
Photographs: Gabriela Čočková, Martin Kahoun, Petra Kaniová, Marek Kiecoň, Barbara Marethová, Oldřich Schejbal, Miloš Tejkal, Radim Ťulpík
Images: Ostrava City Archives, State Administration of Land Surveying and Cadastre, David Merta, National Heritage Institute, Ostrava Museum
Graphic design: Martin Feikus
English translation: Christopher Hopkinson
Production: Jan Albrecht; Capacity Expo, s. r. o.; JR soft, s. r. o.; Ostrava Museum
Documentation for models: Miloš Tejkal
Model production: Jakub Měsíček, Protolab 3D printing centre, VŠB Technical University of Ostrava

The exhibition has been created with institutional funding provided by the Czech Ministry of Culture to support the long-term conceptual development of research institutions.

Návrat z verze pro tisk